Aeva Technologies (AEVA) Competitors

Blue Bird (NASDAQ:BLBD) and Aeva Technologies (NYSE:AEVA) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts prefer BLBD or AEVA?

Blue Bird currently has a consensus target price of $58.21, indicating a potential upside of 72.74%. Aeva Technologies has a consensus target price of $6.54, indicating a potential downside of 16.10%. Given Blue Bird's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Blue Bird is more favorable than Aeva Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blue Bird	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Aeva Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is BLBD or AEVA more profitable?

Blue Bird has a net margin of 8.05% compared to Aeva Technologies' net margin of -2,018.56%. Blue Bird's return on equity of 75.22% beat Aeva Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blue Bird	8.05%	75.22%	22.07%
Aeva Technologies	-2,018.56%	-78.71%	-66.33%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BLBD or AEVA?

Blue Bird received 303 more outperform votes than Aeva Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.94% of users gave Blue Bird an outperform vote while only 53.70% of users gave Aeva Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Blue Bird	Outperform Votes 332 61.94%	Underperform Votes 204 38.06%
Aeva Technologies	Outperform Votes 29 53.70%	Underperform Votes 25 46.30%

Does the media favor BLBD or AEVA?

In the previous week, Blue Bird had 11 more articles in the media than Aeva Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Blue Bird and 3 mentions for Aeva Technologies. Blue Bird's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Aeva Technologies' score of -0.08 indicating that Blue Bird is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Blue Bird	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Aeva Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better valuation & earnings, BLBD or AEVA?

Blue Bird has higher revenue and earnings than Aeva Technologies. Aeva Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Blue Bird, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blue Bird	$1.34B	0.81	$105.55M	$3.23	10.43
Aeva Technologies	$9.07M	47.08	-$149.33M	-$2.86	-2.73

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BLBD or AEVA?

93.6% of Blue Bird shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.9% of Aeva Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Blue Bird shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 29.1% of Aeva Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, BLBD or AEVA?

Blue Bird has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aeva Technologies has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Blue Bird beats Aeva Technologies on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.